Veterinary Medical Center Tour
Veterinary Medical Center Tour
The College of Veterinary Medicine offers public tours of its facilities to groups and individuals. The Veterinary Medical Center is a working hospital and our patients are our top priority. Like patients in a human hospital, our patients are here because they need medical attention. Because of this, the tour is not a hands-on experience. Also we must be mindful of biosecurity, liability, patient confidentiality and operational issues; therefore, the following restrictions have been implemented:
- Visitors must be at least 9 years old to visit the hospitals.
- Group size is limited to 12 people with at least one chaperone.
- Groups larger than 12 people will require an additional tour guide and chaperone.
- No photos or videos are allowed to be taken in the hospitals due to patient confidentiality.
- Visitors must refrain from touching patients.
- Talking is allowed but noise must be kept to a minimum while in the medical center.
- Visitors must be accompanied by a tour guide at all times while in the medical center.
CVM Tour Policy
We are happy to provide tours to individual students interested in pursuing a career in veterinary medicine as well group tours for high school and college level groups related to animal science, health profession, 4-H clubs, pre-vet clubs, etc.
Admissions Tours
Anyone interested in discussing admissions-related information and would also like a tour of our facilities should contact April Pugh at (614) 247-1512 or pugh [dot] 102 [at] osu [dot] edu.
Tour times
Tour guides are current veterinary student. As the tour guides have an irregular schedule, tours are given by appointment only. In order to accommodate all individuals and groups, please complete the tour request form below.
- Monday through Friday at 12 noon. Tours typically last approximately forty-five minutes to an hour.
- Tours are not offered on weekends, evenings, or holidays.
- Reservations are required and should be made at least a week prior to your visit.
- We will send you a confirmation email with tour time and date.
Request a tour
If you would like a tour, please call (614) 292-8831. Request for tours should be submitted at least a week in advance. Please note: Tours last approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour.
The College of Veterinary Medicine is a secure-access facility, therefore self-guided tours are not allowed and we are unable to accommodate walk-in requests. If you have any questions, please call (614) 292-8831.
Directions
- For directions and a map click http://vet.osu.edu/vmc/directions-and-map
Parking
- Visitor parking is limited at our facilities. There is visitor parking, as well as meter parking in front of the Veterinary Medicine Academic Building
Annual Open House
- Tours are also offered during our Annual Open House. This day-long event is held every Spring and provides plenty of hands-on and educational opportunities for visitors. This event is free and open to the public. There are seminar and activities for all ages, including the very popular Children’s Activity Center.
